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Thus, to support non-English-speaking customers, the Authority has a duty to make interpretation and translation services available to them. The Interpretation and Translation Service shall require the provider to fulfil translation or interpretation assignments for a wide range of languages on a spot purchase basis, at contractually agreed rates per hour/minute/word as appropriate. The service will be available across Cumberland council footprint and accessible to multiple service areas across the Council, including Children and Family Wellbeing, Adult Social Care and Housing, Public Health and Communities, Business Transformation and Change, Strategy, Policy and Performance and Resources. The initial period of the contract is 1 year. There is 1 optional extension of 12 months. Use of this optional extension is at the absolute discretion of the Council. The contract end date on this notice includes these extension periods. The estimated total value of the Contract Agreement for the 1 year initial term is PS200,000 excluding VAT. The maximum value of the contract including use of the optional extension of 1 year is PS400,000 excluding VAT.", "value": { "amount": 400000, "currency": "GBP" }, "lots": [ { "id": "1", "description": "All award criteria are stated in the procurement documents only. The Council is conducted the procurement using the open procedure in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 for the purpose of procuring the services described in the specification which can be found within the ITT documents.", "awardCriteria": { "criteria": [ { "name": "Price", "type": "cost", "description": "20" }, { "name": "Quality", "type": "cost", "description": "60" }, { "name": "Social Value", "type": "cost", "description": "20" } ] }, "value": { "amount": 400000, "currency": "GBP" }, "contractPeriod": { "startDate": "2025-04-01T00:00:00+01:00", "endDate": "2027-03-31T23:59:59+01:00" }, "hasRenewal": true, "renewal": { "description": "The council proposes to enter into the Contract for an initial term of one year with the successful Tenderer (Service Provider). The initial term is from the 1st of April 2025 to 31st of March 2026. There is 1 optional extension of up to 12 months. Use of this optional extension is at the absolute discretion of the Council. 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